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Product Reviews HO scale GS-4 steamer captures the sights and sounds of the prototype ▸▸ This die-cast metal HO scale GS-4 is an accurate model of its famous prototype and offers a lot of fun operating features. The MTH model has lights, synchronized smoke, and realistic sound effects that operate in DC, Digital Command Control (DCC), or MTH Digital Command System (DCS) modes. The GS-4. Built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1941, 30 class GS-4 4-8-4 steam locomotives hauled the Southern Pacific’s streamlined Daylight and other passenger trains. The most prominent Daylight trains were No. 98 from San Francisco to Los Angeles and No. 99 in the opposite direction. ▸▸ Reviewed in this issue 78 80 82 83 84 Atlas Classic Series N scale GP30 diesel Atlas O scale panel-side hopper Walthers HO scale Milwaukee Road caboose Kato N scale Maxi-Stack IV well car MR “Quick Looks” HO scale hybrid I-5 4-6-4 On21 ⁄2 wood truss bridge 76 Model Railroader • www.ModelRailroader.com The GS-4 fleet led trains 98 and 99 until diesels finally took over in 1957. Southern Pacific no. 4449 is the only surviving GS-4. All the dimensions of the MTH GS-4 match prototype drawings in the April 1972Model Railroader. Model construction and paint. The MTH GS-4 is built primarily from die-cast metal. Molded-in details, including boiler bands and rivet seams, match prototype photos. Handrails and piping are separately applied. The enclosed cab has a positionable roof vent and apron. A plated air horn is on the fireman’s side of the smokebox. Our sample is painted in SP’s post-June 22, 1946 livery, when the railroad omitted “Lines” from its equipment and used 15" lettering across locomotive tenders. The model’s pinstripes and lettering are SP Lettering Gray. All the lettering and Daylight herald are edged in black like the prototype. The pinstripes don’t have black edging. The model includes builder’s, equipment trust, and superheater patent plates that are readable under magnification. The train indicator boards display the number “99.” Drivetrain and electronics. A flywheel-equipped motor is housed inside the boiler and powers the HO scale GS-4 Price: $449.95 Manufacturer MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia, MD 21046-1532 www.mth-railking.com Description: Die-cast metal sound-equipped locomotive Road names: Southern Pacific (Daylight post-1946) no. 4449; American Freedom Train no. 4449; Burlington Northern Santa Fe no. 4449; SP (Daylight pre-1946) nos. 4453, 4449; SP (black post-1946) no. 4437 third drivers. The siderods transfer power to the other drivers. The fourth drivers have traction tires. The MTH GS-4 should haul a Daylight consist without difficulty. The model pulls the equivalent of 25 average HO passenger cars on straight and level track. Metal contacts inside the drawbar make a wireless connection between the electronics in the tender and the engine. More on our Web site Current subscribers can watch video of the sound-equipped MTH HO scale GS-4 and post online reviews. Go to www.ModelRailroader.com.